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    possibly December 5, 1912 – May 24, 1965), known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He...
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  • John Lee Curtis "Sonny Boy" Williamson (March 30, 1914 – June 1, 1948) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He is often regarded...
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  • Dixon. Sonny Boy Williamson II recorded it in 1963, but the song was not released until 1966. Led Zeppelin adapted it in part as a homage to Williamson in...
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  • Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds is a live album by Chicago blues veteran Sonny Boy Williamson II backed by English rock band the Yardbirds. It was...
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  • standard first recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1963. The song, a mid-tempo twelve-bar blues, is credited to Williamson, Willie Dixon, and Ralph Bass...
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  • Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914–1948), born John Lee Curtis Williamson Sonny Boy Williamson II (c. 1912–1965), born Alex Ford; known as Aleck "Rice" Miller...
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  • One Way Out (song) (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
    Out" is a blues song that was recorded in the early 1960s by both Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James. A reworking of the song by G. L. Crockett, titled...
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  • The Real Folk Blues is an album by blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson II compiling songs recorded in Chicago between 1957 and 1964. Released by Chess...
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  • Eyesight to the Blind (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
    Blind" is a 12-bar blues song written and recorded in 1951 by Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck "Rice" Miller). He also recorded the related songs "Born...
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  • Don't Start Me Talkin' (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
    to Talkin'") is a blues song written and performed by Sonny Boy Williamson II. It was Williamson's first single recorded for Checker Records, and reached...
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  • artist, including John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Sonny Boy Williamson II. The series, overseen by Marshall Chess, was a reaction to the...
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  • (1914–1948), American blues harmonica player John Lee Curtis Williamson Sonny Boy Williamson II (died 1965), American blues harmonica player Aleck Ford "Rice"...
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  • His Best is a 1997 greatest hits compilation album by Sonny Boy Williamson II (real name Rice Miller) released by Chess and MCA Records in May as a part...
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    with Sonny Boy Williamson II. Homesick James was born in Somerville, Tennessee, United States, the son of Cordellia Henderson and Plez Williamson Rivers...
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  • Bummer Road (category Sonny Boy Williamson II albums)
    Bummer Road is a compilation album by the American blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson II, released in 1969. It achieved notoriety due to the inclusion of...
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  • Checkin' Up on My Baby (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
    by Sonny Boy Williamson II in 1960 that has become a classic of the blues. The song was not released as a single, but was included on Williamson's The...
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  • Bye Bye Bird (category Sonny Boy Williamson II songs)
    song written by Willie Dixon and Sonny Boy Williamson II. In 1963, Checker Records issued it as the B-side of Williamson's single "Help Me", which was his...
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  • contains blues songs by Sleepy John Estes, Robert Johnson, and Sonny Boy Williamson II reworked in contemporary blues- and folk-rock styles. Also included...
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    inspiration was Sonny Boy Williamson II. Nevertheless, Little Sonny stated that his nickname was originated by his mother: "[She] called me 'Sonny boy' from the...
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  • and songwriter Sonny Boy Williamson I a.k.a. John Lee Williamson (1914–1948), blues singer and harmonica player Sonny Boy Williamson II a.k.a. Aleck Ford...
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    Blues Trail, famed for providing lodging for such blues artists as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Ike Turner, and Robert Nighthawk, it was previously the G.T. Thomas...
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  • My Soul"), Sam Cooke ("Bring It On Home to Me"), two songs by Sonny Boy Williamson II ("Help Me" and "Take Your Hands Out of My Pocket") and a cover...
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  • Down and Out Blues (category Sonny Boy Williamson II albums)
    musician Sonny Boy Williamson. The album was released in 1959 by Checker Records (see 1959 in music). The album was a compilation of Williamson's first singles...
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  • Village, in reference to the foul-mouthed in-studio diatribe by Sonny Boy Williamson II, on a Chess reissue album titled Bummer Road. The group released...
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    radio show. Lockwood is known for his longtime collaboration with Sonny Boy Williamson II and for his work in the mid-1950s with Little Walter. Lockwood...
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  • Oakley) – 3:26 "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 5:00 "Blue Sky" (Dickey Betts) – 5:11 "Hot 'Lanta" (Live) (Duane...
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  • "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker and fronted his own bands. An...
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  • "Me and My Woman" (Gene Barge) – 4:05 "Checkin' Up on My Baby" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 3:59 "Curly (edit)" (Peter Green) "Rubber Duck" (Peter Green...
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  • Records. 9 42006-2. Oliver, Paul (1989). Sonny Boy Williamson: King Biscuit Time (Album notes). Sonny Boy Williamson II. El Cerrito, California: Arhoolie Records...
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    Newcastle, 1963, either solely The Animals or The Animals and Sonny Boy Williamson II. The track listing for the all-Animals set is generally all of...
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